Window



Patented Feb. 20, 1934 1,948,153 wmno'w Ralph W. Zimmerman, Winnetka,

to The William Bayley Company, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio 111., assig'nor Springfield,

,Application January 10, 1931. Serial No, 501,789.

9 Claims. (c1. lea-o4 This invention relates to improvements in windows, and more particularly to improvements in windows of a character highly desirable for use in penal institutions, asylums, psychopathic wards, or other similar places of confinement, although the invention will have many and various uses and purposes as will be apparent to one skilled in the art.

The premnt invention embodies the underlying principles of the invention set forth and claimed in my co-pending application for United States Letters Patent entitled Window, Serial No. 469,969, filed July 23rd, 1930, but the present invention embodies such structural improvements not presented by my aforesaid co-pending application.

As pointed out more fully in the above-men-. tionecl copending application, the window is so constructed so that it functions fully and slicetively as a confining medium, while at the same time it does not create the atmosphere of restraint, but, in other words, while the window actually does confine, a casual observation would not reveal any construction seemingly for the purpose of confinement. Further, while the window provides not only light but adequate ventilation, yet it is so constructed as to render impossible the passing therethrough of any objects; and

while the window may not be infallible, since it might be broken through, yet such a breaking could not be accomplished in a very short time, and due to the construction of the window, a most casual glance is mole than sufficient to reveal an attempt breaking through the window.

Cine feature of the window which aids in detection of attempt at breaking and prevents the throwing or otherwise passing of objects through the window is a screen or equivalent element disposed across the ventilating portion or portions of the window. The screen is substantially permanently installed, and is practically never removed except to be replaced by a new screen, and it is desirable to install the screen as economically and expeditiously as possible.

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a window having a screen over a portion thereof, which screen is mounted on the window in a manner that entirely eliminates the need or use of a separate frame or equivalent screen holding medium.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a window having a screen over at least a portion thereof, which screen is soldered, brazed, welded, or secured in a similar manner directly to a portion of the window.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a new and novel method of attaching a screen over a portion of a window.

While some of the more salient features, characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been above pointed out, others will become'apparent from the following disclosures.

The invention includes these and other features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and shown in a preferred form in the drawing, as more particularly indicated by the claims.

, On the drawing:

.Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in elevation of a window embodying the improvements of the '70 present invention as seen from the inside thereof.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary verticalsectional view of the window shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view in the same plane as Figure 2, and '35 showing the upper central portion of Figure 2 enlarged.

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view illustrating the structure shown in Figure 3 as the same is-viewed from the left thereof.

As shown on the drawing:

In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, there is shown a wall 5 of concrete or any other suitable material, a portion of which is formed in the nature of a sill 6 overlaid by suitable caulking 'I which holds a stationary sash 8 in place. Of course, the wall 5 is provided with a suitable opening for a window, and is further shaped in the nature of a sash frame within which the sash 8, preferably of steel, is mounted. The sash 8 in this instance is provided with a plurality of vertically and horizontally extending muntins 9 and 10 respectively, which define a plurality of rectangles, certain of which are as glazed with lights or panes 11 held in place by putty 12 or in any other desired manner, and the remainder of the rectangles being left unglazed. The unglazed portion of the window, in this instance, is adjacent the bottom thereof, and the vertical muntins 9 extendingthereacross function as bars to prevent an inmate or prisoner on the inside of the wall 5 from breaking out through the window, since, as is apparent in the drawing, all of the muntins are sufficiently strong and of such a size and spacing as to withstand for a considerable length of time any efforts to cut or break through them.

Immediately within the unglazed portion of the window, a stationary ventilator sash frame 13 is disposed and held in position on a plurality of sides thereof by means of a plurality of spaced bolts or rivets 14 which pass through an inwardly extending flange 15 on one or more of the muntins 10, and also through an inwardly extending flange 16 on the sash frame 13. On the lower side thereof, the sash frame 13 is provided with a downwardly depending flange 17 of substantially the same character as the flange 16, which is held in place preferably by means of an angle iron 18 embedded in the caulking 7 and which holds the flange 17 between itself and a flange 19 on the stationary steel sash 8. Of course, the bolts 14, if bolts are used, are applied only from the outside so that the screen cannot be removed from inside of the window.

Immediately within the ventilator sash frame 13 a ventilator sash carrying a light 21 is pivotally mounted in a manner morev fully set forth in my aforesaid co-pending application. The ventilator sash pivots or hinges inwardly so as to provide adequate ventilation through the unglazed portion of the sash 8 and the central opening through the ventilator sash frame 13. I v

In order to indicate at a glance whether or not the inmate or prisoner. has made any attempt to mutilate any part of the window or to pass or throw objects through the unglazed portion thereof when the ventilator is open, a screen 22 is disposed across the opening in the ventilator sash frame 13. It will be noted that the screen 22 is devoid of any separate screen frame or equivalent structure, and is soldered as at 23 directly to the ventilator sash frame 13. Of course,

only the margins of the screen are so soldered to the sash frame, and it will be noted that all the unsoldered portion of the screen is visible in its entirety from the interior side of the window. If any attempt is made to pass objects through the window or to mutilate the window structure in the unglazed region or regions thereof, the screen 22 will be penetrated, and such penetration will be immediately visible to a most casual observer.

In the present instance, a novel method of mounting the screen 22 is employed. It will be noted that the fianges 16 and 17 on the ventilator sash frame 13 are.provided with a groove 24 spaced from the edges of the flanges, and preferably substantially peripheral with regard to the frame 13. When it is desired to mount the screen it is placed on the frame 13 and a temporary frame (not shown in the drawing) is clamped in the groove 24, and otherwise adjusted if necessary, to stretch the screen over the opening in the sash frame. While in' the stretched condition, the margins of the screen are soldered directly to the sash frame, after which the temporary frame or other stretching medium is removed, and the screen is securely held in position since the solder establishes a uniform bond between the screen margins and sash frame.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided a confining window having a screen over unglazed portions thereof mounted in such a manner that the screen or screens are secure- 1y placed between the ventilator and the unglazed portion of the frame with the weathering of the sash. It will also be apparent that the screen or screens may be mounted by a new and novel method which results in an even and thorough securement of the screen in place in an exceedingly economical and expeditious manner.

without interfering 1. In a protective window, a plurality of muntins defining a glazed portion, an unglazed portion, muntins over said unglazed portion to function as bars, a closure for the unglazed portion including a removable frame and a movable ventilator mounted in said frame and a permanently fixed screen soldered to said frame around said unglazed portion, said screen being located between said ventilator and said muntins.

2. In a window of the character described, a

.sash having a glazed portion and an unglazed portion, muntins over each of said portions of sufficient strength to serve as bars and sufficiently close together to prevent the passage therebetween of a human body, a closure for the unglazed portion including a support and a movable ventilator adjacent said unglazed portion mounted in said support, and a substantially permanently fixed screen soldered to the metallic frame and overlying said unglazed said muntins. g

3. In a window of the character described, a glazed portion and an unglazed portion, muntins portion inside sufiiciently strong and sufficiently close together to function as protective bars over said glazedportion, protective means also over said unglazed portion, a fixed sash frame bounding said n unglazed portion and having a marginal groove therein to accommodate a screen stretchingframe, a screen extending over said unglazed portion and soldered to said sash frame, and a movable ventilator adjacent said unglazed portion mounted inside the screen.

4. In a protective window, a glazed portion and an unglazed portion, muntins in said glazed portion sufficiently strong and close to function as bars, said muntins also extending across the unglazed portion, protective means over said unglazed portion, a fixed sash frame adjacent said unglazed portion inside said protective means and releasable for removal only from the exterior of said window, a screen-extending over said unglazed portion and permanently afllxed to said sash frame, and a. movable glazed ventilator adjacent said unglazed portion to selectively cover the same.

5. In a protective window, a plurality of transversely arranged muntin bars dividing the window into a plurality of spaces, some of which are glazed leaving a group of spaces vacant for a ventilating area across which some of said muntins extend, a closure assembly for said ventilating area including a metallic frame, a screen fixedly secured to said frame, and an adjustable closure mounted in said frame, said closure having a closed position and an open position.

, 6. A detention window including a plurality of transversely arranged T-shaped muntin bars dividing the window into a plurality of spaces some of which are glazed leaving. a group of dividing thewindow into a'plurality of spaces some of which are glazed leaving a group of spaces vacant for ventilating area across which some of the muntins extend as detention bars, and a closure assembly including a removable frame attached to the flange of one of said T-bars, a screen fixedly attached to said frame and an adjustable ventilator having double contact with said frame, said ventilator being placed on a side of the screen opposite the muntin bars.

8. A protective window including a plurality of transversely arranged muntin bars dividin the window into a plurality of spaces some of which are glazed leaving spaces along one margin open for ventilating area across which some of the muntins extend as detention bars, and a de-' tachable closure assembly marginally positioned on the inside of the window, means accessible from the outside of the window for securing said closure assembly to the window, said closure assembly having a screen soldered thereto, and a single pane ventilator.

9. A protective window including a plurality 

